This dish might not look pretty to photograph but I found it delicious. I made it the week after I returned from my Portland trip. During the trip, we participated in a food tasting that lasted about 4 hours (including walking time, but still), it was a lot. Although I enjoyed every sip of my […]

The heat of summer is officially here. I come home from work and the first thing I do is open all the windows and screen doors. I like to air out the house and make sure the cold air flows in and out. I do this even before I put my purse down. It’s a […]

After a week of all work and no play, I was looking forward to this past weekend because it would mean that we will be doing all play, all day. On Saturday, we spent the whole day at KIIS FM’s Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center. […]

I have several vegetarian recipes on dinner rotation and few handful go-to recipes for whenever I want to cook Meatless on Mondays. But I have bookmarked so many recipes that I really should start trying making new ones. This new recipe I wanted to try intimidated me at first because I’ve never tasted the “real […]

For someone who loves to bake, it’s amazing that I haven’t made a lot of different kind of bake goods. My comfort zone in my kitchen and for using my oven is usually cookies, snack bars, quick breads and muffins. I want to venture out of my comfort zone. I want to try something new. […]

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While my friend Cher ran her Disneyland Half Marathon race, she inspired me to do my own workout at the gym. I spent 45 minutes on the elliptical and all I can think of was her having so much fun at the race with Mickey and friends. I think I have the racing itch again. […]

Happy New Year! Have a great time welcoming the new year. Be safe and have fun! I’ll see you in 2012. Great memories from 2011 Puerto Vallarta vacation for our wedding week. Our wedding day Our Honeymoon in Pearl Farm in the Philippines Touring underground river in Palawan, Philippines (honeymoon) Swimming in a cave in […]

Happy Lunar New Year from Disneyland! Chinese New Year is tomorrow Monday, January 23rd. Disneyland looks festive with all the Chinese New Year decorations up. They even have egg rolls, edamame and other Asian inspired cuisine available for a limited time inside the park. How fun 🙂 ************ The last couple of weeks, we […]

Last night, my sister and I got dolled up We attended a really fun event. The People’s Choice Awards!!! We screamed and yelled and clapped…and almost lost my voice by the end of the night. I was star struck many many many times…. I almost didn’t recognize someone. P.S. I sported my new dark […]

Weeknight dinners has to be quick and easy. Because my commute from work gets me home around 7pm, my dinner is either pre-made and portioned on prep Sundays…or some nights, I get to cook a quick and easy dinner. I have been craving Mexican food lately so I wanted to make Mexican Pizza or Enchiladas. […]

We are 7 days from Halloween and we still haven’t decided on our costumes. Me personally, I own three costumes and will start recycling them this year. We have a high employee turnover at my work that I figured, if I wear a costume I’ve worn 3 years ago, nobody is around to remember […]

POM Wonderful sent me a box of pomegranates. It’s pomegranate season and I have been enjoying making different recipes that incorporate pomegranates. The holiday season is here and I welcomed it with open arms with this festive loaf. This bread is definitely different with nutty taste of pistachios, the unique tartness of the pomegranate and […]

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (5 out of 5 stars!!) I loved this book and finished it in four days. I just could not stop reading. This is easily one of my favorite books this year. I didn’t know anything about this book until it popped up on my Instagram feed, read the quick […]